Measure for garment-cutters.



R. GLASSMAN.

MEASURE FOR GARMENT GUTTERS.

APPLIUATION FILED APB. 16, 1914.

1 1 1 8,61 2. Patented 001;. 1a, 1914.

THE NORRIS PEIERS co., F'NoTO-Lll'l-/Q WASHINGTONA D, r,

UNITED srarns ier-Jriiiiarl oirrioir.l

RUBIN Grassi/rainerBALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

FOR @ARMENT-CUTTERS. i

. To all whom t may conc-ern Be it known that l, Ronin GLAssMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Tmprovements in Measures for Garment-Cutters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a combination garment-measuring instrument for tailors use. i

The invention combines a square measure having. a short arm and a long arm at a right-angle; 'a curve-delineator, and a supplemental length measure secured by a hinge so as to fold all in one instrument-the parts being arranged for tailors when using chalk to plot the several pieces of a garment on cloth when smoothly-spread out on a cutting table.

The invention `is illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which-` j Figure 1 is a top plan of the combined measuring instrument in its folded position.v Fig. 2-- is an edge view of the same showing the supplemental length measure partly raised as in the action of unfolding. Fig.

3- is a top plan of the instrument unfolded,

but broken in order to shorten it for the convenience of illustration on the sheet. Fig. 4th is a cross-section of the folded part of the instrument, the section being onthe line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

Referring now to the drawing I will proceed to make a detailed description of the parts.

The letter, a, designates the short arm of the square, the two edges of which are straight and parallel; o, designates the long arm of the square these two being at a right-angle, and, @,the curve-delineator is convei'r and may be integral with or attached to the inner edge of said long arm.

The supplemental length measure, d, is secured by a hinge joint, e, to the end of the long arm, this hinge permits the supplemental part, d, to either be extended as a continuation of vthe long arm, I), of the square, as in Fig. 3, or to be folded back and lie double on top of said long arm, as in Figs. l, 2, and 4. To enable the hinged supplement, d, when folded back, to lie in close or compact relation with respect to the other parts of the instrument, a` rabbet, f, is formed on the topof the long arm,`such rabbet being of the same length, and` width and depth as the supplemental length meas- Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Oct 13, 1914, Application filed April 16, 1914. i

Serial No. 832,177.

ure,fcZ.` `llhen said supplement is in the folded-back position as in Figs. 1, and ll, it will lie snugly in said rabbet, f.v j

The long arm, o, including the rabbet, f, has a measuringscale, g, denoted by the usual graduates and also in figures. This scale commences" at the angle-corner, It, of the square and progresses therefrom to the end of the arm, and the supplemental measure, d, `is provided on both `its upper and lower surfaces with like scales, g, that are accurate "continuations of the said scale on the long arm. This scale on the upper surface of the hinged supplement, d, is to be read when said supplement is folded, and

the initial number, or smallest number, is at the free end of said supplement, and ythe largest number is at the hinged joint. On the lower surface of the hinged supplement, the scale is to be read when the supplement is extended as in Fig. 3, and here the initial number, or smallest number, is immediately after the pintle pin of the hinge, and the largest number is at the extremity or free end.

W'hen the hinged supplement is in the chalk.` In order to enable a piece of chalk to be conveniently handled with this instrument, when using the curve delineator as a guide for drawing a chalk-line, I have formed a notched space, j, at the inner edge of the long arm, adjoining the short arm, CZ; this notched space enables the piece of chalk to be started exactly at the end of the curve, o. A scale of any graduation desired may be marked on the several parts of this instrument.

Having described my invention, I claim.

and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. A tailors garment-measuring instrument, consisting of a square having two arms at a right-angle and rigid with respect to each other; a convex curve-delineator at the inner edge of one varm and the same arm provided along its straight edge with a rabbet; asupplemental length-measure hinged by one end to the extremity of the rabbeted arm and permitting said supplemental measure to be folded into said rabbet or extended so as to expose either its upper or lower surface; and a turn-button to confine the said supplemental measure when folded.

2. A tailors garment-measuring instru ment, consisting of a square having two arms one vlonger than the other and at a rightangle with respect to eachv other-the longer arm for a portion of its length .provided f along its top surface with a rabbet and also provided with a graduated scale that commences at the angle-Corner and progresses to the terminal vend of the rabbet; a convex l'. curvefdelineator at the inner edge of said longer arm and extending to the terminal endk of the rabbet; a supplemental lengthmeasure hinged by one end to the terminal end vof the rabbeted arm-the hinge permitting said supplemental measure to be eX- tended and to fold back and have either its upper or lower surface exposed to view and said supplemental measure provided on its upper surface with a graduated scale whose smallest number is at its free end, and also provided on its lower surface with a graduated seale whose smallest number is next after the terminal end of said rabbet, whereby the diiferent scales on opposite surfaces of the supplemental measure will read in continuation of the scale on both the said arm and rabbet.

lin testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

RUBIN GLASSMAN.

lVitnesses:

CHAs. B. MANN,

MALCOLM F. GANNETT.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

